she admitted stealing millions of dollars from the town treasury. today is the sentences handed down to former dixon controller. good afternoon. we welcome our viewers were watching us around the country. live with our top story. >> that sentence coming down just about an hour ago. 235 months. >> the judge also revoked her

bond and ordered her to be taken into custody immediately. some and not only can she be a flight risk but fear that there could be retaliation against iraq. the best we could make out was that she said she was sorry and that the city of dixon for her family and friends. it was exposed last april. she pleaded guilty in november to wire fraud and admitted that over 20 years she still close to $54 million from the small city to support her lavish lifestyle. all unselling city officials there is no money. there are number of

family and friends and the court. the judge and the and said the issue is going away for a very long time and to have a good day. he did to her one bomb. he said that he would follow her recommendation from our lawyer. he said he would make their recommendation. as it stands now a sentence is 235 months in prison. we have reaction to the news from the mayor and several residents that were here. we have that on later editions. first there was al

capone. eight decades later chicago has a new public enemy number one. >> he is the biggest drug dealer of all time. officials only the second person to receive such a distinction behind el cajon. they're calling al capone in comparison an amateur. this is the head of the cartel. members of the crime commission announcing his new moniker just a short while ago. 90 percent of the drug on our street can be traced to the cartel. chicago now held for the u.s. distribution and a source of

much of the gun violence plaguing our streets today. >> you can say that he virtually has his finger print on the gun s and killing the children of the city. he has sales agents in chicago. managers of distribution. debt collectors. that, and fans in forces operating right now. forbes named him the 63rd most powerful person in the world. he is worth about a billion dollars. it is believed he is in a remote hideaway in western mexico. officials hope that it will put pressure on authorities to capture him. encouraging people in chicago to come forward with information. there is a five men in dollar reward.

>> reporting live. the mayor is in washington today with the delegation. a bipartisan luncheon. delegation members and the mayor will discuss on going methods. he is the chair of a senate subcommittee which held a hearing this week. he asked the mother if he could rename. a spokesperson said the teen's parents were receptive to the idea and will work with the office on the legislation. >> pendleton's mother is still in washington with the group 1 million moms for gun control.

she is one of the speakers. president >> obama is expected to discuss the murder when he stops in chicago. he will visit hyde park academy high school. the trip is part of a store to push what he said the state of the union. >> memorial is being held today to mark the five-year anniversary of a deadly shooting on the campus of northern illinois university. at memorial now stands outside of the hall where five people dead. it is still not known what motivated a former student to open fire.

>> or 15 minutes left of class and he is kicked the door open. he pulled out a shotgun and started shooting. not a word, nothing. everybody thinks of it differently. many have gone through something like that you know what those victims are going through. >> he was hit in the back of the head and arm. all reopened after being remodeled. >> parents and community leaders are expected to show up at a public hearing to speak up against chicago public schools plan to shut down schools. the meeting will be held at 7:00 p.m. at harvey college. more than 500 people packed auditorium last night to express their opposition. that hearing came shortly after they released a preliminary list of 129 schools that could close. the neighborhoods facing the most

closures' burnham park, inglewood gresham, alston north lawndale and garfield humble park with 14. >> this is what is going on. that is why the enrollment is low. it has been a nightmare for more than 3100 passengers and nearly 11 crewmembers since last sunday. when an injured fire

left the ship without electrical power. some passengers have reported raw sewage and long lines for very little food. yesterday a coast guard helicopter brought in 3,000 lbs. of equipment including a generator to help provide power. preparations are underway in alabama. >> we're going to have some warm food and some drinks and things. hopefully we can make it a little more pleaseding for them >> offering passengers a full refund and other concessions for their hardship. >> his name was blade runner during last summer's olympics. today he's being charged with his girl friend's murder. the latest on the investigation. >> the innocent bystanders before

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south africa are reporting that he shot and killed his girlfriend at his home after mistaking her for an intruder earlier this morning. the woman shot in the arm and head. we made history last year by being the first double apt to compete in the olympics. police have been called to his house floor. the blast as three-four times stronger than initially thought. and as proof that they're making progress in developing a nuclear bomb. this is the third time the carrier at the test since 2006. south korea is not taking any chances. they have been a cruise missile that can hit any targets in north korea at any time. >> a watchdog is questioning billions of dollars in aid.

afghanistan is regularly ranked as one of the world's most corrupt countries. they believe the aid should be given in small payments. the man said to become a dust top commander is considering retiring. a member of john adams' staff may take time off to be with his family before taking on another assignment. he found himself caught up in a scandal over embarrassing e-mail's with a florida socialite. after months of investigation he was cleared of any wrongdoing in the white house. there was a partial roof collapse a reactor explosion in 1986 and a radioactive cloud

over much of europe. on tuesday heavy snow collapsed and 80 by 80 ft. section of roof over one of the turbine hall. there was no radiation release and there is no danger. >> parentshe caught her by the door on the staircase. and brought her back. the couple is not her in the incident. there are questions about the tactics used by police in the standoff. it appeared officers were the ones that set fire to the cabin. >> a former u.s. marshall tells cnn that is slang for tear gas

and setting fires never part of police procedure. the corner still trying to confirm that human remains are those of christopher. he said he took a loss on the investment. he also claims he did not know where the fund was located. the metal is aimed at garnering military personnel. those involved in cyber warfare. the pentagon says an ounce level, the funds conference this afternoon. astronomers are keeping a close eye a large asteroid that is getting very close to earth. use

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some good news on the job front. initial jobless claims fell by 27,000 last week to 331,000. a much bigger drop than economists predicted. good news on unemployment. stocks right now are trading mixed over concerns about shrinking economies. moving on, it is official. american airlines and usair is half merged on this valentine's day. they're combining to create the world's largest air carrier and an $11 billion megadeal. it will fly under the american name the u.s. their way ceo will take the helm. it will be heldto significant presence in phoenix. the airline say there will be no changes to frequent-flier programs. the airlines are not the only company is getting together this valentine's day. some of the

drug makers' products. they forced the pharmaceutical and medical device company to withdraw all earnings and revenue expectation. the impact could mean 50 to $100 million in lost sales. that is business news. >> a warning to residents with small pets. there's been more coyotes settings. >> sex marriage and illinois. the state senate is in session right now. expected to vote. >> the controversialh icpheant dh

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roster to the hospital. riverside authorities are implementing a new policy. to keep garbage cans inside if possible and not to encourage countries. supporters of same- sex marriages a valentine's day is the perfect opportunity to move forward with marriage equality. the state senate is in session at this hour. if it passes in the senate the bill will move to the illinois house where it will face some opposition. illinois would be the 10 states plus the district of columbia to legalize same-sex marriage. the federal government has given that annoy the go- ahead to operate a state health insurance exchange. allow

residents and businesses to shop online for affordable health care plans. they got their hopes to get legislation passed this spring. the groups of dropping a lawsuit to save the building intruder ville. the national trust for historic preservation and landmark illinois argued that he was an icon of modern architecture. trying to prevent northwestern university from demolishing vacant building that last week the chicago commission voted to drop the landmark status. northwestern plan to build a research center on the site. >> and off duty police officers smelled marijuana smoke coming from underneath the bleachers and may have thought he was about to post a teenager. the officer came face to face with a teacher. use a special soft

education teacher. he is arrested for possession of cannabis and drug possession. it happened saturday during the sectional wrestling tournament. and breezy billboard is causing controversy at clark and ontario. if the promises to help people find nontraditional relationships. the web site is based in toronto and officials say they chose chicago for the clever play on words. because of the city's high unemployment rate. some folks may not think it is appropriate the site double the subscriber base on the first day the billboard went up.

>> he is on asteroid watch. this is an absolutely fascinating development. this asteroid was developed by discovers when it was 2.7 million mi. away in spain. they have been following it since. it will pass closer than any asteroid has in recent memory. tomorrow at about 1:25 p.m.. >> it does make you wonder what else is out there. >> we will talk some more about that. they keep an eye on things outlike that. and as droid blew up over russia and took out 825 square miles of forest. this one is a hundred feet across. it is quite interesting. the clouds in the area today and yet we sit here in the middle of a snow drought looking at a couple of interesting systems. particularly when later next

week. if moved to the right way could certainly change the landscape or bring us a mix of precipitation. we will show it to you is quite interesting. it passes by tomorrow at about 125 chicago time. it will go over indonesia at its closest point to the earth which will be about 17,000 hundred and 50 mi. above earth. that is 5,000 mi. lower than our weather satellites and some of our communications satellites. that is pretty amazing stuff. our weather is a little bit interesting and i see as well. we are going into lower temperature territory friday and saturday. this is a late-season arctic surge. temperatures tomorrow will be about 12 degrees colder than today. a normal highs are about 35 and 36 degrees tomorrow. tomorrow we will be in the mid-20s by comparison. this is the 10th least snowy season out of 120 years of records. we have had less than half with just 42

percent of our normal snow. 10.7 in. of snow so far. back in 1778 and 79 that ended up being our snowless season. we had 84 and is going by this time that year. this ark of clouds it is a friend. behind it the colder air is searching southwards. the push of cold arctic air has set up in alberta clipper. it is bringing some small to the upper midwest. as winds begin traveling across the lake and temperatures and a drop in we turn up the lake snow machine. here's a plot of these temperatures. these lines of equal temperature. that is the cold air on the move coming into this area. we're now two degrees colder than yesterday when we hit a high of 46 and midway. we will not do that today. as you

can see upstream there's even colder air coming. colder than 24 hours ago. as always these transitions are over 30 m.p.h.. similar gus in beecher off of our weather bug at work. network. look at how claudia is in fox valley. actually west of that into this in which area. temperatures will slide slowly to the mid 30's. 39 at midway. 37 at o'hare. we have when shows better in the twenties now. windsor west at 17. the wind chill is calculated at 28 degrees. here's the reason

for the cold. the jet stream is buckling. these moreno jet stream patterns reach up into the arctic and take cold they're pulling itself. when you see that kind of pattern show up you know it is going to get cold. piquancy this cold they're plunging southward. it is only here for two days. we are moderating by sunday. we setup a boundary across the country. along with a series of weather systems moving. a couple of which monday later in the day and early tuesday. it will have to be watched. we are expecting only flurries here. you can see the big high pressure. it plunges all the way down to the gulf coast. when shall the morning will have dropped around 10. single digits out in the suburbs. it will not move much during the day. by saturday morning we will have windchill down around zero. temperatures going into the teens. wind

advisories out west and these blue areas are what we are warning about. here's our model forecast. you can see south haven, you folks will see five or more inches of snow. here is the weather system that comes in early next week. another one in the middle of the pacific. it hits thursday and friday in some form in the midwest. this is the monday system. it could bring a mix of rain sleet, snow. it will change over to snow. it is not a big deal by the looks of things. it is of a different order. the drops into the plains states and then is supposed to track. if it does look at the winds. this is the weather map next friday. that is close enough that you have to watch it. it is hard to be absolutely precise but we are in an era where we see storms like a

blizzard bac on groundhog day in 2011 for the hybrid sandy as it went into the east coast. all of these were spotted by our models more than a week ahead of time. late next week could be interesting. late-season arctic air filtering into the area later tonight. sporadic flurries possible in the high temperature has been achieved and will fall into the low or mid '30's. tonight cloudy. in a few passing flurries. partly cloudy tomorrow. temperatures may spike up to 27 at times. we will be pretty steady at times during the day. saturday partly cloudy. saturday's hike is only 20 making it the coldest of the next seven days. back in the '30's on sunday. moderately chile temperature.

>> happy valentine's day. >> that is the topic of today's trivia question. >> date back to the feast of >> held the festival the ancient greeks or the ancient romans?

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reporters for the first time this season. he reiterated that it it may not return this season. it is taken me a long time and i'm still not feeling right. every week i tried to do something different. every-day on my rehab. i do a little bit more. i know i will be out there playing. i cannot. >> the bulls visiting boston before all-star weekend. they are down one with 30 seconds left. some nice ball movement to kevin garnett. the pull within two in the final seconds. he gets the loose ball but it is blocked. gibson's shot at the buzzer is way off. the bulls lose 71-69. lowest point total

of the season. they enter the all-star break at 30 and 22. the sox manager declined a one-year contract extension. he says he wants the team to be sure he is still the right guy for the job. he says he is flattered by the offer but wants to focus on this season and worry about extensions when his contract is over. ms. in the second year of a three-year deal. >> johnny knox has retired from football. he played three seasons with the bears but has not played since the brutal back injury. he said he will never be the same physically but he looks forward to what is ahead. that is a look at sports. your illinois lottery drawing is next. >> the official drawing of the illinois lottery. >>wishig youn the best luck.

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the danger of a certain kind of parenting. it is called helicopter parenting. trying to control every aspect of your child's life. it could affect how they feel about themselves later on. a study finds that they are more likely to feel depressed and less satisfied with their lives and children to his parents are not so controlling. they asked nearly 300 college students to evaluate their mothers parenting styles and then write themselves and the number of categories. the children of over controlling parents had high levels of anxiety and depression and low levels of life satisfaction and were more likely to not get along with others. >> firstborn children have an elevated risk of diabetes and blood pressure. researchers in new zealand and analyze data on healthy children ages 4-11. the first born kids had 21 percent reduced insolent effectiveness. they also had higher blood pressure. researchers suggest

the differences could be due to changes that take place in the mother's uterus during a first pregnancy. changes that increase the flow of your. use of the morning after birth control pill is on the rise. their reports that in a five-year span ending in 200611% of sexual active women use the morning after pill. that is up from 4% in 2002. nearly one-for women used the pill which prevents pregnancy after sex. >> we have the folks from one of chicago's best known italian restaurants. they're making a filet marsal a wonderful idea for

we are making filet mignon with mushrooms and wine. >> the restaurant has been serving chicago and since the 1940's. always a terrific meal. we are making a filet marsala. you're doing it with filet. we have been doing that for years. it is a nice twist. it is something different. this one we're going to make with marsala. it's still smells just as good as if you had done that with the chicken. >>add a tablespoon of butter.

shake off the excess flour. seer them on both sides. about 3 minutes per side. add the juices. >>it is a nice dish. i like red meat. it is good every now and then to have a little red meat. >> seems like the perfect valentine's day meal. >> it is a little creative. at least this way it is a little bit more healthier. >> obviously for what we're

doing today it is not going to be perfect. >> you said about three minutes on each side. >> you're just seeing it right now. we will take this out of the pan. we're going to add a little bit more butter. if you want to add the mushrooms we're going to saute the mushrooms. >> we want every last drop. >> saute until they are golden brown. they're going to continue cooking with the sauce. >> if itgive it another minute.

>> if you want to add the marsala. >> you want to glaze the pan with the marsala wine. you wanted to reduce by half. if you want to scrape the pan, that is where all of the flavor comes from >> that is good advice. >> that is where everything is. especially when you saw ute. >> that smells really good. throw in the chicken stock. >>this is where you can do a couple things. we're going to put the fillet and and finisher. we're also going to put our seasoning. a little oregano. a quarter ounce of each. this is where you want the sauce to reduce by half. you'll see as a

reduces it is going to take in itself. thicken itself. >>you will know the consistency will look the way you want to eat. >> the more you do it the more you get used to it. >> 20 to scrape the sides. he said that is where the good stuff is. this is what it looks like when it is often askedall finished. it really does smell of spectacular. >> i have a few reservations either early or late. >> there is always room. >> let the professionals do it.

you can come early or late. the sauce is ready. if you want to try it i will plate it up for you. >>500 north franklin st. we will have today's recipe on our webpage. wgntv.com/midday. this is

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>> no. 12. kind of gray. we're getting colder out there. it will pass one 13th of the distance from earth to the moon. had earth than 14 minutes farther along in its orbit than the asteroid would hit us. it is supposed to fly by safely. the canadian high settles in. it is a two day forecast. look how it goes all the way down the gulf coast. the cooler air will reach into florida before it is all over. if you are downwind near the great lakes that area is under snow advisory's. we expect the dusty wind to turn cold. they are not exceptional. 20-30

m.p.h. and they stay up tomorrow. given the temperature is that we have coming we're going from the 30's today down to the twenties tonight. we will park their in the mid '20s during the day tomorrow. we'll stay pretty close to that market all day long and into sunday night. some chilly weather coming. that dark of cloudiness is the one that comes in with an icy mixture. look at the scheme of the inf 10 day snowfall forecast. this winter seems to be back loaded with action. we will be monitoring that. 35 monday with a mix of precipitation light of thein the day. >> all you need on this valentine's day is love. >>